Bursa vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bursa	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$866	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2231	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$369	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1021	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	43	90
😀 Quality of life	67	94
🏙️ Population	2.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Bursa is 66% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6467th and 863rd ($866 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bursa compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Bursa ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4633rd and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Munich

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	Bursa	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$672	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.5	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.11%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.5	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.5	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.52	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$536	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13712	$17274

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Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$763
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$651
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$764
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$807
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$790
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1328
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$724
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$899
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$824
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$606
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$750
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$710
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$747
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$692
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$731
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$593
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$741
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$702
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$656
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$743
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$760
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$713
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$743
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$699
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$522
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$1060
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$1038
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$719
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$682
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$1201
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$752
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$617

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714